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Originally Posted by pholland
"Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait.
Example 2. A boa that is heterozygous for a dominant mutant gene like salmon (AKA hypo) has a salmon mutant gene and a normal version of the gene. The snake is salmon rather than normal in appearance. When it is bred to another het for salmon boa or a normal boa, a percentage of the offspring will have two normal genes, making them normal in genes and appearance.
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umm guys, I think he was pointing out the fact that some het's DO 'outwardly demonstrate the trait.' Our definition states that hets do not outwardly demonstrate the trait, but with dominant and co-dominant genetics...hets DO outwardly demonstrate the trait.
The definition we have is only reflective of recessive genetics...
This isnt the first time this has caused confusion...
